Fibre Standards & Warranty

Fibre Standards
Fibre performance standards for telecommunications cabling in commercial buildings are set out in TIA/EIA-568B.1. This defines the minimum link segment performance along with the test methods to be employed. The link segment is the passive cabling, including cable, connectors and splices between two connecting hardware termination points.

 

When testing standards compliant components, the only parameter that needs to be tested is link attenuation. Other important parameters, such as bandwidth or dispersion, are tested in the factory and can not be adversely affected by installation practices.

 

For horizontal links (up to 90m) the maximum attenuation should be 2.0dB. For backbone links the maximum attenuation is shown in the charts.

 

There are many other standards that define the grade of fibre cables such as FDDI or OM3, the choice of which is usually determined by the required application.

 

Warranty
Connectix offer a 15 year system warranty for Connectix fibre systems installed and tested by our Approved Installers. This warrants that the installed fibre links will perform to the requirements of TIA/EIA-568-B.1 for a period of 15 years from the date of installation.